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dérivation régressive

French, noun/de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁɛ.siv/

dérivation régressive is spelled D-É-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-R-É-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E (20 letters). Dérivation régressive is a French feminine noun meaning “back-formation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Processus permettant de former un mot nouveau par suppression d’un affixe (par exemple, le verbe agresser…”.

What does dérivation régressive mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineback-formation

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Processus permettant de former un mot nouveau par suppression d’un affixe (par exemple, le verbe agresser, qui apparaît au XIVᵉ siècle par suppression du suffixe -ion du mot agression).

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of dérivation régressive

  • dérivations régressives plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce dérivation régressive?

  • /de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁɛ.siv/
  • /de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁe.siv/
  • \de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁe.siv\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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